Prime
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Prime can refer to:
- Prime number, an integer greater than 1 which is only divisible by 1 and itself
- Prime (symbol), the ′ mark, used in mathematics, statistics, sciences, and linguistics
- 3′ end and 5′ end ("three prime end", "five prime end") in biochemistry
- Prime (liturgy), a liturgical office (service or ceremony)
- Prime element, in the integral domain of mathematics
- Prime form in music
- Prime ideal, a subset of a ring in mathematics
- E-Prime, a modified English syntax and vocabulary lacking all forms of the verb "to be"
- Prime knot, a knot that cannot be written as the knot sum of two nontrivial knots
- Prime lens, having a fixed focal length
- Prime 3-manifold, a 3-manifold that cannot be written as the connect sum of two nontrivial 3-manifolds
- Prime model, a model as simple as possible in mathematical model theory
- Prime, a method of starting a liquid pump running
- Prime rate
- Prime time
- Prime lending market sector, a sector within which lending product providers are focused on selling products (mortgage, loan or credit card) to the individual who is high-value and/or has a good credit history – as opposed to the subprime lending market sector.
- Prime Minister, the highest executive office with real powers in certain governments
- X-23 PRIME, an experimental reentry vehicle
- Samuel I. Prime (1812–1885), American clergyman, traveler, and writer
- Prime Group, a strategic communication consultancy
Popular culture and trademarks
- Prime Computer, a producer of minicomputers from 1972 until 1992
- Prime (novel), a novel by Poppy Z. Brite
- Metroid Prime, a game in Nintendo's popular Metroid franchise
- Prime (Transformers), a title used by Autobot leaders in Transformers, most notably Optimus Prime and Rodimus Prime
- Prime (comics), a comics character
- Prime (film), a romantic comedy
- The Primes, another name for the Dyson Aliens in Peter Hamilton's Commonwealth Saga
- Prime F.C., a Nigerian Football Club
Acronyms
- Programme for Rebuilding and IMproving Existing schools (PRIME), a programme of the Singapore Ministry of Education
- Peg Restrained Intrinsic Muscle Evaluator (PRIME), a device for measuring the strength of intrinsic hand muscles
- PoweRline Intelligent Metering Evolution (PRIME), Physical and Mac layer standard definition for narrowband power line communication, see also PRIME Alliance
Television networks
Prime TV can refer to one of the following television channels:
- AFN Prime, part of American Forces Network for US service members overseas. This stream is divided into three feeds: AFN Prime Atlantic, AFN Prime Freedom Middle East, and AFN Prime Pacific
- BBC Prime, a television channel in Europe and the Middle East
- Prime (Moldova), a Moldovan TV channel owned by Prime SRL
- Prime Network, a defunct cable sports network in the United States
- Prime Televisie, a Flemish pay television channel
- Prime Television, a television network in Australia
- Prime Television New Zealand
- TVtropolis, a CanWest-owned Canadian television channel previously known as Prime
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